Band-holder for neckties.



T. C. SPELLING.

BAND HOLDER FOR NECKTIES.

APPLICATION FILED My 29. ms.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

V dent of New York city,

UNETED STA THOMAS C. SPELLIN G, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BAND-HOLDER ron NECKTIES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

Application filed May 29, 1916. Serial No. 100,721.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS C. SPnLLINe, a citizen of the United States, and a reslin the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Band -Holders for Neckties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention pertains to fasteners for necktie bands used in connection with tech ties ofthe four in hand variety and has for a purpose the provision of a fastener which will, while permanently retaining one end of the band, automatically not only grip and securely retain but release the free end; in other words, a fastener which will perform all its functions without direct manipulation of the fastener itself, it being only necessary to draw said free end within the fastener in place and draw it out when taking 05 the'tie.

Another purpose is to dispense with duplication of plate surfaces made by bending one end up against the other, as well as indentations ofthe fabric of the band by projections or other sharp points.

Another purpose is the provision of a fastener which will place the traction point of the permanently attached and free ends of the band in a common plane.

Still another purpose is the provision in the fastener of means for retention of the loose extension of the free end beyond the impingement in such position and relation as to conceal it behind the body of the necktie.

Referring now to the drawings: Figure 1 is a front View of the manipulated part of the device. Fig. 2 is a side view, and Fig. 3 is a rear view. Fig. 4 represents a thin slab, which may be either metallic or fibrous, to be placed preferably inside the surface cloth of the band, but may be placed under the permanently attached end, presenting a firm base, with only the thick ness of the cloth intervening, whereon the free end of'the band may be impinged. Fig. 5 shows the completed device in place on the surface of a necktie of the four in hand variety which has been constructed according to the specification of Patent No. 1,178,033, issued April 4, 1916. Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of the tongue and Figs. .7 and 8 are detached perspective views of the bars, designated in other figures by reference characters. Fig. 9 is a top view of the device showing the relative positions of the holder and an inclosed plate for insertion in a neckband.

Referring to the drawings, in which the several reference characters indicate similar parts there is shown a plate having a base R from which, a tongue A and the bars B and B rise, and these bars and tongue are formed by oblique slots C which are narrow so as to dispose the bars and tongue in close relation.

The tongue A has its forward face formed into a series of prongs I by having the side faces beveled to present a relatively sharp edge, in which notches H are formed. The upper end of this tongue is bent outwardly, as at D, to serve as a guide, and this tongue is further curved as shown,'to afiord a gripping edge. The bar 13 is also of triangular cross section, having a reduced rear edge which is relativelystraight, up to near the top, where said rear edge is curved to have the sharpened edge meet with the front plane face, in forming a guiding end, and this bar is provided with a thread hole J near its end for reasons to be hereinafter explained.

The bar B has a trapezoidal cross section, in having one side wall beveled as at N by one of the slots C, and this bar is bent forwardly above its junction with the base R as at O. The upper end of this bar is bent backwardly to form a guide and the purpose of the forward positioning of this bar is to position the neckband W where it passes under the bar B in alinement with the fastened end of this band.

The base R has thread holes J formed therein, and this base has a tongue L formed on the extension K which is bent with respect to the base R to form the recess M.

In use, the plate S having the thread holes formed therein, which coincide with the thread holes J and J is placed in the tubular band Q near its end as at U, and by the usual threads, the retaining member comprising the base R, tongue A and bars B and B is secured over this plate. The neckband Q then passes upwardly from the back of the tie V as shown in Fig. 5, where said band has a portion to encircle the collar of a wearer, and the free end W is placed between the bar B and bar B where a gripping action 011 the band is had, and then, between the bar B and the tongue A, where the prongs I on this tongue grip and hold said band. After passing beyond the tongue A, the end of the band may be folded upon itself, and the depending end may be looked under the tongue L. The bar 13 is bent forwardly in advance of the base R, to cause said bar to dispose the portion WV of the band in alinement with the fastened portion of the band Q and also to establish a binding action between said bar and the adjacent end of the plates, as in the passage P. It is thereby seen, that the two directions of pull exerted by the neckband are in the same plane, and that the necktie will be maintained in a proper position.

It is thought that the foregoing description is sufficiently clear to enable the proper formation and application of this device, and no limitation is implied by the drawings presented herewith as they are for illustrative purposes only.

Having thus described this invention, I claim:

1. A tie fastener of the class described, comprising in combination with a tie and neckband, a plate having thread holes for insertion in one end of the neckband attached to the tie, and a fastener having thread holes therein in registration with those in said plate to receive the same threads for fastening, said fastener having bars extending therefrom, said bars being in close parallel relation, and said bars having the adjacent faces beveled to frictionally grip the free end of the neckband therebetween.

2. A tie fastener of the class described, comprising in combination with a tie and neckband, a plate having thread holes formed therein for insertion in one end of the neckband, a fastener comprising a base, bars extending from said base in .close parallel relation, said base and one of said bars having thread holes formed therein in registration with the thread holes in said plate to receive the fastening threads for said fastener, plate and the end of the neekband to the tie, said bars having the adjacent faces beveled to friction-ally grip the free end of the neckband by being laced therebetween, one of said bars having its face adjacent to said plate formed in a series of projections, another of said bars being bent forwardly of the other bars, said forwardly bent bar serving to bind the neckband against the end of said plate and to aline the two ends of the neckband, and a resilient tongue formed on the lower edge of said base to hold the end of the neckband after it has been passed between said bars.

Signed at New York city in the county of New York and State of New York this 26th day of May, A. D. 1916.

THOMAS C. SPELLING.

Witnesses:

MoLLIn QUATENETZ, BESSIE HERRIoK.

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Washington, I). 0. 

